Strategic Communications Associate - Washington, United States - Noblis

Noblis

Verified Company

Washington, United States

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Responsibilities:

This role provides program management and communications & outreach services for OIP, as part of a multidisciplinary team of high-performance professionals tackling the client's most vexing technical and technological challenges, and developing solutions to meet the next homeland security threats.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Analyzing and supporting the refinement of the strategy, goals, and objectives—for both the Division and individual OIP Programs—to develop specific tactics that will be vetted with the respective federal leads, prior to supporting their implementation
Engaging with performers and external stakeholders (via virtual conferences and events, meetings, discussions, webinars, etc.) and facilitate contacts between companies and DHS stakeholders/potential endusers via informal and formal methods
Performing daytoday coordination of assigned projects that may involve developing OIP talking points, briefings, web content, publications, reports, program management documents, and other materials for internal and external audiences; responding to data calls, and coordinating and facilitating programmatic meetings
Monitoring and reporting on performance against OIP goals, key outputs, outcomes, and impacts to technical and nontechnical audiences, as needed
Writing, editing, and reviewing content including, brochures, fact sheets, video and radio scripts, white papers, presentations, case studies, press releases, proposals, nominations, and other artifacts (as needed)
Synthesizing data and information from disparate sources to develop effective (oral and written) communications as wel las translating technical and complex topics into differentiated messaging that resonates with key stakeholders
Reviewing documents for grammar and punctuation, and consistency with the organization's style and format
Coordinating communications approvals for projectrelated programmatic and technical slide presentations, white papers, and other documentation to support project meetings, technical reviews, and presentations to senior leadership, as required
Maintaining organized and logical files for all necessary program documentation and records management, including electronic and hard copy
Ensuring quality assurance/quality control in work products

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree (i.e., BA/BS) and a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience
Active SECRET clearance or an interim SECRET clearance (or higher)
Favorable Department of Homeland Security suitability adjudication
Ability to work on multiple projects which includes prioritizing, tracking, maintaining attention to detail, and following up through project completion
Flexibility/adaptability to work in a fastpaced environment
Proficiency with MS Office (especially Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and Excel) and MS Teams

Desired Qualifications:

Expertise in internal and external stakeholder engagement, development of communications materials for both audiences, and related project management best practices
Handson experience in direct execution of major efforts to engage industry partners including federal research organizations, small business, and nontraditional innovators
Experience developing compelling, clear, and consistent communications as well as strategic guidance to Program Managers and senior leaders
Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills, targeting both technical and nontechnical audiences

Overview:

Why work at a Noblis company?
Our employees find greater meaning in their work and balance the other things in life that matter to them. Our people are our greatest asset.

They are exceptionally skilled, knowledgeable, team-oriented, and mission-driven individuals who want to do work that matters and benefits the public.

Noblis has won numerous workplace awards. Noblis maintains a drug-free workplace.

Salary Range Explanation:
At Noblis we recognize and reward your contributions, provide you with growth opportunities, and support your total well-being.

Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, and work-life programs.

Our award programs acknowledge employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our service standards.

Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in our benefit programs.

Other offerings may be provided for employees not within this category. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Benefits page on our Careers site.

Salary at Noblis is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the combination of education, certifications, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, internal and external equity, location, and clearance level, as well as contract-specific affo